Defense Stocks Slip on Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire News
Barrons·2025-10-09 17:43
European defense stocks fell in early trade after U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a cease-fire plan.This fall might be a small bout of profit-taking after a strong run for the defense sector, AJ Bell's investment director Russ Mould said."Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drove more investors to look at defense stocks and a subsequent heightening in geopolitical tensions in other parts of the world led various governments to spend more money on military ...